Centene (CNC) Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability (2009 - 2025)
Centene (CNC) posted Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability of $719 million for Q3 2026, down 11.2% from $810 million a year earlier and down 4.9% from the prior quarter.
Centene (CNC) Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Centene's Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability came in at $833 million, up 21.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability has increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -11.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Centene's Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability was $684 million in FY2024 (+6.7%), $641 million in FY2023 (+4.2%), $615 million in FY2022 (-56.3%) and $1.41 billion in FY2021 (-8.3%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability since Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 4.8%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability in the past five years was Q1 2024, with growth of 40.6%; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a decline of 66.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability for the three prior quarters was $756 million (Q2 2026), $744 million (Q1 2026) and $833 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 362.93 Bn | 249.60 Bn | 35.71 Bn |
| 2 | Mckesson | 125.16 Bn | 109.10 Bn | 3.96 Bn |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 113.93 Bn | 62.88 Bn | 47.21 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.83 Bn | -49.64 Bn | 13.65 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 79.88 Bn | 49.09 Bn | 15.09 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.55 Bn | 66.55 Bn | 3.60 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 64.00 Bn | 47.32 Bn | 2.60 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 52.60 Bn | -38.18 Bn | 4.83 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 34.53 Bn | -39.52 Bn | 8.24 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.74 Bn | -24.26 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 833.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 810.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 651.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 708.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 684.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 769.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 665.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 734.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 641.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 577.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 495.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 522.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 615.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 480.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 746.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.41 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.44 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.64 Bn |
Centene Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=non-current-deferred-tax-liability&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "non-current-deferred-tax-liability", "ticker": "CNC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=non-current-deferred-tax-liability&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();